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Can you help us update our palliative care directory?

January 10, 2018

Our directory of palliative care centres throughout India has a very important function to perform. Every month, we get a large number of desperate questions [...]
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January 2018

December 31, 2017

“Differently abled” is too inadequate a term. “Exceptionally abled” would be more like it. They are achievers battling the odds that an insensitive society offers [...]
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E Divakaran – winner of Pratheeksha award

December 30, 2017

Dr E. Divakaran, founder of Institute of Palliative Care, Trissur, is the winner of the annual award given by Pratheeksha Palliative Care, Koottanad. Congratulations, Dr [...]
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ESMO’s position paper expresses commitment to palliative care during cancer treatment:

December 29, 2017

“Supportive and palliative care interventions should be integrated, dynamic, personalised and based on best evidence. They should start at the time of diagnosis and continue [...]
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“Care” vs “overzealous treatment”: Pope Francis speaks on end of life issues

December 29, 2017

Pope Francis has advised doctors to avoid “overzealous treatment” of patients at the end of life, saying that “burdensome” treatment may not be in the [...]
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Obituary: Joseph Pulikkunnel

December 29, 2017

Joseph Pulikkunnel, a palliative care pioneer in Kerala, sadly died on 28 December 2017. In 1982, Mr Pulikkunnel started what could be called a fore-runner [...]
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Reform in Medical Education in India proposed

December 28, 2017

The Union Cabinet of India has approved the draft National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill, which seeks to replace the existing medical education regulator Medical Council [...]
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Obituary: Mathukutty J. Kunnappally

December 27, 2017

Mathukutty J. Kunnappally, author and former editor of Sahayatra, sadly died on 26th December 2017. Mathukutty J. Kunnappally had helped Pallium India at a critical [...]
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Thank you for your support

December 22, 2017

Nanma, the employee’s charity initiative of Asianet Satellite Communication, donated ₹100,000 to support the 6th anniversary celebrations of Pratheeksha children’s palliative care clinic at SAT [...]
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Guardian Angel

December 21, 2017

Something beautiful is evolving near Nedumbassery in Ernakulam district, Kerala. Guardian Angel, a new palliative care centre is opening its doors to the needy in [...]


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